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In a suction lift pump installation... - Answer-The eye of the
impeller is above the fluid
In pumping systems, the sum of the total static head, head
loss, and velocity head is called? - Answer-Total dynamic
head (TDH)
The horsepower input to a centrifugal pump is referred to
as? - Answer-Brake horsepower
Before you can look at specific efficiency curves of a
centrifugal pump, you must first know the ________ and
the _________ - Answer-The speed of the shaft; the
diameter of the pumps impeller
The ________ curve will tell you at what total head the
best energy transfer in a centrifugal pump will take place -
Answer-Efficiency
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Multistage pumps build up ______ of the fluid with each
stage until the desired head is reached - Answer-Velocity
The open impeller is used primarily for pumping fluids
containing __________ - Answer-Large solids
Wearing rings prevent damage to the _______ and
_______ - Answer-Impeller and casing
Shaft sleeves are designed to protect the shaft from wear
by? - Answer-The packing or seals
In a lineshaft turbine... - Answer-The bowl surrounds the
impeller
The archmedian screw is pumps material by? - Answer-A
bolt threaded screw in an enclosed cylinder or open trough
If material being pumped needs to remain at a certain
temperature ________ pipes are used - Answer-Insulated
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Centrifugal pumps are good for pumping waste because of
- Answer-Low head pumping requirements and the ability
to pass small particles
Which is the most well suited pump for pumping high
viscosity material? - Answer-Positive displacement pumps
Greases, heavy mastics, cement, and similar materials are
most often pumped by - Answer-Piston pumps (solids
pumping system)
Axial flow propeller Pump bowls have diffuser vanes to? -
Answer-Straighten the flow of fluid into the discharge pipe
The major difference in axial flow propeller pump and the
mix flow propeller pump is the? - Answer-Impeller
What causes electrochemical corrosion? - Answer-The
combination of incompatible materials within a pump
Regenerative turbine pumps can be used only to pump? -
Answer-Fluids with relatively low viscosities